DT Enrichment

We got our project off to a great start today by measuring, sawing and sanding square section wood to create a rectangular frame. We also built and troubleshooted series circuits using motors.

Year 5 & 6 get to the heart of the matter!

We continued our learning about the heart today by making comics about the journey blood makes around the circulatory system. Captain Red Blood Cell to the rescue!

Multiplication videos in Year 5

This week, Year 5 have learnt how to multiply two and three digit numbers by two digits. As part of our learning, we watched a video made by Mr Demeger. Thanks Mr Demeger! We then had a go at creating our own videos, trying to use our mathematical language while being very clear. Well done […]

Evacuation in WW2

As part of our WW2 topic, Years 5 and 6 have been learning about evacuation. They looked at the contents of a suitcase and reasoned why evacuees took certain things with them to their new homes. We also discussed any friends or relatives that we knew were evacuated and are interested to find out more!

“We will fight them on the beaches” – drama in Years 5 and 6

This afternoon, we learnt about The Battle of Dunkirk. The children were each given a role and acted out the events. Over 330,000 people were saved by small boats making the treacherous journey across the channel. What an amazing story!

Year 5 & 6 Heart Dissection

As part of our science topic, we spent the afternoon looking at hearts and dissecting them in pairs. First, we looked at an ox heart and then we were then given a lamb’s heart to cut open. We identified the different sections of the heart and used this knowledge to create scientific diagrams.

Jesus the superhero in Years 5 and 6

This afternoon, Years 5 and 6 learnt the meaning of the words mortal and immortal. We discussed superheroes in popular culture then moved onto think about how Jesus is like a hero for Christians. The children then designed their own Jesus and used symbols to represent some of the amazing things Jesus did!

LifeSavers will be open for business from 16th September

You will now be able to deposit on two days per week and those new times will be confirmed midweek. The savings club is now open to ALL year groups! Year 5, if you would like to become cashiers then come and speak to Ms Steer in Nursery.

Year 5 & 6 Blackout Poetry

Our class book is: Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll which we used to create blackout poetry. We selected key words and came up with a design to present our poem creatively.

Year 5 & 6 explore what’s in our blood

In this lesson we learnt about plasma, red and white blood cells, platelets, and the different jobs they do. We used this knowledge to make our own blood and used the iPads to create pie charts to show the proportions of each component.